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5059 Aluminum vs. N08026 Nickel

5059 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while N08026 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 5059 aluminum and the bottom bar is N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 69
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 240
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 26
80
Shear Strength, MPa 220 to 250
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 350 to 410
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 170 to 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 210
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 510
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 900
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 24
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 95
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
41
Density, g/cm3 2.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 1160
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 42 to 75
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 650
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 42
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 89.9 to 94
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.5
24.4 to 37.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.050 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.15
0